Sumantra Ghoshal Quotes & Sayings

By following what they believe are stick orders from the top, many typical managers tend to concentrate on working within budget and resource constraint --- thereby developing a boxed-in, "can't do" mindset. — Sumantra Ghoshal

Companies that succeed are driven by internal ambition. Stock price doesn't drive them. Ambition and values drive them. — Sumantra Ghoshal

Effective managers proactively control their tasks and the expectations of their major stakeholders, which allows them to meet strategic goals rather than fight fires. — Sumantra Ghoshal

You have to create tension between reality and aspiration — Sumantra Ghoshal

The ability to seize initiative is the most essential quality of any truly successful manager. — Sumantra Ghoshal

You cannot have faith in people unless you take action to improve and develop them. — Sumantra Ghoshal

Yesterday's success formula is often today's obsolete dogma ... We must continually challenge the past so that we can renew ourselves each day. — Sumantra Ghoshal

The truly effective managers we've observed are purposeful, trust in their own judgement, and adopt long-term, big-picture views to fulfill personal goals that tally with those of the organization as a whole. They break out of their perceived boxes, take control of their jobs, ... — Sumantra Ghoshal